Summary Background Elderly patients with an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) are less likely to be enrolled into randomized, controlled trials or receive guideline-recommended therapies, because of a higher burden of…
Summary Background Many studies performed in adults have reported the involvement of genetic determinants in vascular alterations that predispose to cardiovascular diseases later in life. To date, no study has…
Summary Background B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and left atrial volume index (LAVi) are used as surrogate measures for global myocardial function and are recommended for the diagnosis of heart failure…
Life expectancy in France is increasing by about 3 months each year. It is currently 80.5 years (84.5 years for women and 77.6 years for men). This development appears all…
Summary Background Heart failure is the leading cause of hospital admissions and an economic burden. In accordance with European guidelines, a dedicated heart failure unit was created in René Dubos…
Summary Owing to modern epidemiology in Western countries, ageing represents a growing health burden. In general, because of age itself and comorbid conditions, all clinical cardiovascular manifestations have a higher…
A 68-year-old man suffering from ischaemic cardiomyopathy with a decreased left ventricular ejection fraction (22%) presented with a fourth pulmonary oedema in two years. Nineteen years earlier, he had had…
A 41-year-old woman presented with a history of heart surgery at the age of 10 years for anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery. Reimplantation had been impossible and,…
A 45-year-old man was admitted to hospital 8 hours after the onset of an acute myocardial infarction (AMI). He reported sustained chest pain but did not have congestive heart failure….
A 51-year-old woman, with a history of acute myocardial infarction (percutaneous intervention of left anterior descending [LAD] coronary artery) was admitted to the coronary care unit for chest pain and…
